Tag: Provence

The romantically-named Domaine du Dragon produces award-winning rosé wine in the Provençal heartland. We spoke to manager and owner Thibaut Lienard and Mir Nezam about the ancient heritage of their vineyard, their modern production techniques and why they think rosé is on the rise.

Thanksgiving is but a few days away, and if you’re anything like my grandmother, you’ve got everything on the menu prepared: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, and pumpkin pie, among other various side dishes and pre-dinner snacks. But there’s a whole other side to this Thanksgiving feast than the food, and that is of course, beverages. Specifically, wine.

3:34 p.m. Sunday, November 1. I’m in a van heading back to Cusco, Peru. They told us it would be a 4-hour drive from Santa Maria, a small town near Machu Picchu, about four hours ago, and I’m sure we’ve still got like, two hours left.

So how many of you out there love to adorn your home with something that’s looking amazing (and we’re not talking about your new bed mate here)… everyone’s got their favorite tinge of pink that looks and goes oh so well with your new choice of underwear. It’s true, we all adore some nice crisp and clean whites

One night earlier this summer, a group of six women filed into a corner booth at Mamo, a Manhattan transplant of the very popular restaurant Mamo Le Michelangelo in the French Riviera. But before they sat down, the queen bee with crown crafted by Drybar, whose vibrant turquoise handbag matched her cocktail dress, asked the host, “And is this where Beyoncé sat?” It was!

When it comes to pairing wine with food, most people will opt for either red or white, because traditionally, those wines are thought to pair best with food. In recent years, though, there has been an insurgence of rosé on the market. Surprisingly enough, it’s becoming known that rosé wine pairs even better with food.

Rosé hasn’t always been fashionable (unless you live or vacation in the über stylish London or France), but lately it’s been making quite a ripple here in the U.S. Whether you’re on a weekend holiday in the Hamptons, lounging on Miami Beach, or cruising down Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, it seems that we all want to have a bottle of that delicious pink stuff chilling in our ice bucket on the beach, near the lake, or at the park.